fiend

fiend  (fnd)

n.

1.

a. An evil spirit; a demon.

b. The Devil; Satan.

c. A diabolically evil or wicked person.

2. Informal One who is addicted to something: a dope fiend.

3. Informal One who is completely absorbed in or obsessed with a given job or pastime: a crossword-puzzle fiend.

4. Informal One who is particularly adept at something: a fiend with computers.

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[Middle English, from Old English fond; see p(i)- in Indo-European roots.]

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fiend [fiːnd]

n

1. an evil spirit; demon; devil

2. a person who is extremely wicked, esp in being very cruel or brutal

3. Informal

a.  a person who is intensely interested in or fond of something a fresh-air fiend he is a fiend for cards

b.  an addict a drug fiend

4. (Informal) a mischievous or spiteful person, esp a child

[Old English fēond; related to Old Norse fjāndi enemy, Gothic fijands, Old High German fīant]

fiendlike  adj

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Fiend [fiːnd]

n

(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) the. the devil; Satan

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fiend - a cruel wicked and inhuman person     ogre, demon, monster, devil disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable demoniac - someone who acts as if possessed by a demon
	2.	fiend - an evil supernatural being           daemon, daimon, demon, devil evil spirit - a spirit tending to cause harm incubus - a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women succuba, succubus - a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men dibbuk, dybbuk - (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior
	3.	fiend - a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause); "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"--Winston Churchill fanatic enthusiast, partizan, partisan - an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity

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fiend

noun

1. brute, monster, savage, beast, degenerate, barbarian, ogre, ghoul a saint to his parents and a fiend to his children

2. (Informal) enthusiast, fan, addict, freak (informal), fanatic, maniac, energumen a strong-tea fiend

3. demon, devil, evil spirit, hellhound She is a fiend incarnate, leading these people to eternal damnation.

Translations

fiend [fiːnd] N

1. (= devil) → demonio m, diablo m

2. (= person) → malvado/a m/f

3. (= addict) drugs fiend → drogadicto/a m/f
sex fiend → maníaco m sexual

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fiend [ˈfiːnd] n → démon m

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fiend

n

(= evil spirit) → Teufel m, → Dämon m; (= person) → Teufel m; the Fiend → der böse Feind; “sex fiend strikes again” → „Sexbestie schlägt wieder zu“

(inf: = addict) → Fanatiker(in) m(f); tennis fiend → Tennisnarr m; she’s a fresh-air fiend → sie ist Frischluftfanatikerin

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fiend [fiːnd] n → demonio
you little fiend! (fam) → piccolo delinquente!
a tennis fiend → un fanatico or patito del tennis

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fiend [fiːnd] n → demonio
you little fiend! (fam) → piccolo delinquente!
a tennis fiend → un fanatico or patito del tennis

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fiend

n fiend [fiːnd]

1 a devil the fiends of hell. bose gees; duiwel شَيْطان، إبْليس дявол ďábel djævel; satan der Teufel δαίμονας demonio paharet اهریمن paholainen démon שָׂטָן पिशाच davao gonosz szellem setan fjandi, púki, djöfull demonio 悪魔 마귀 velnias, šėtonas velns; sātans syaitan duivel djevel diabeł inimigo/diabo, demónio diavol дьявол diabol hudič demon djävul, ond ande ปีศาจ şeytan, iblis 魔鬼 диявол, біс بدروح، بھوت ma quỷ; tà ma 魔鬼

2 a wicked or cruel person She's an absolute fiend when she's angry. wreedaard; woestaard; besetene إنسان شِرّير демон ďábel djævel; satan der Unhold τέρας (μτφ.) demonio püsti kurat آدم شریر peto monstre שָׂטָן दुष्ट व्यक्ति okrutnik, vrag ördög orang kejam illmenni demonio 残酷無情な人 매우 심술궂은 사람 velnias, šėtonas ļaundaris; tīrais velns orang kejam duivel djevel, satan, dyr diabeł demónio monstru злодей; фурия diabol hudoba zlotvor plågoande คนโหดร้าย zalim insan 惡毒的人 лиходій بد اور ظالم انسان người rất độc ác hoặc đầy hằn thù 恶毒的人

3 a person who is very enthusiastic about something a fresh air fiend; a fiend for work. fanatikus إنسان مولَع بِشَيء маниак nadšenec -fan; -dyrker der/die Fanatiker(in) μανιώδης fanático (millegi järele) hull کسی که به کاری بسیار علاقمند است intoilija mordu, maniaque (de) מָכוּר शैकीन veliki ljubitelj nečega vminek a megszállottja keranjingan fíkill, sem er óður í e-ð accanito, maniaco ～狂 (게임, 스포츠 등에) 열중하는 사람 entuziastas entuziasts gila kerja fanaat en som er besatt av noe, (-)narkoman, –slave maniak fanático iubi­tor de; maniac энтузиаст nadšenec navdušenec ljubitelj fantast, fanatiker, slav คนที่อยากได้สิ่งใดสิ่งหนึ่งมาก tutkun, düşkün ...迷 ентузіаст بہت جوشیلا شخص người thích ...迷

adj fiendish

1 wicked or devilish a fiendish temper. duiwelse شَيْطاني дяволски ďábelský, zlomyslný nederdrægtig; djævelsk; helvedes teuflisch διαβολικός diabólico kuratlik شیطانی pirullinen diabolique אַכזָרִי पैशाचिक paklenski, neljudski ördögien gonosz jahat djöfullegur diabolico 残酷無情な 악마 같은 velniškas, šėtoniškas velnišķīgs; ļauns jahat gemeen djevelsk, satanisk podły, szatański diabólico drăcesc дьявольский démonický hudoben podmukao djävulsk, ondskefull ที่ชั่วร้าย zalim, acımasız 惡魔(似)的 диявольський; жорстокий بد اور شیطانی hung dữ hoặc độc ác 恶魔（似）的

2 very difficult, clever etc a fiendish plan. vernuftig صَعْب جِدا، ذَكي جِدا пъклен ďábelský nederdrægtig; djævelsk verteufelt δαιμόνιος, διαβολικός diabólico kuratlik بسیار مشکل katala démoniaque מְחוּכָּם कपटपूर्ण okrutan pokoli rumit bráðsnjall diabolico 巧妙な 매우 어려운 velnioniškas, šėtoniškas velnišķīgs; viltīgs rumit duivels djevelsk, jævlig (vanskelig/lur) szatański diabólico dia­bolic хитроумный diabolský vražji lukav överdjävulsk ที่ยากและท้าทาย şeytanca 非常困難的，非常聰明的 пекельний بہت مشکل khôn ngoan và phức tạp 非常困难的，非常聪明的

adv fiendishly

1 wickedly. demonies بولَع شَديد، بصورة شيطانِيَّه дяволски ďábelsky ondskabsfuldt; grusomt teuflisch διαβολικά diabólicamente kuratlikult بطور اهریمنی pirullisesti diaboliquement בְּאַכזָרִיוּת नीचता की हद करना okrutno, pakleno ördögien secara jahat djöfullega diabolicamente 残忍に 악마 같이 šėtoniškai velnišķīgi; viltīgi dengan kejam gemeen djevelsk, satanisk diabelsko diabolicamente drăceşte жестоко diabolsky hudobno svirepo djävulskt, ondskefullt อย่างชั่วร้าย şeytancasına 邪惡地 жорстоко مکاری سے độc ác 邪恶地

2 very fiendishly difficult. verduiwels moeilik جِدّا адско strašlivě nederdrægtigt; djævelskt verteufelt διαβολεμένα terriblemente kuratlikult بسیار pirullisen abominablement מְאוֹד कठिन jako pokolian sangat einstaklega tremendamente ひどく 매우 velnioniškai briesmīgi sangat duivels jævlig diabelsko muito al naibii de чертовски strašne vražje izuzetno överdjävulskt ยากและท้าทายมาก çok, alabildiğine 非常 диявольськи شدید cực kỳ; rất 非常